diff --git a/src/stasis/CMakeLists.txt b/src/stasis/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b58f75..fa4202b 100644
--- a/src/stasis/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/stasis/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ADD_LIBRARY(stasis crc32.c redblack.c lhtable.c rw.c doubleLinkedList.c
 		   logger/inMemoryLog.c
                    logger/logHandle.c logger/logger2.c
                    logger/logMemory.c page/raw.c page/slotted.c page/lsnFree.c
+                   logger/reorderingHandle.c
                    page/fixed.c compensations.c
                    operations/pageOperations.c page/indirect.c
                    operations/decrement.c operations/increment.c
diff --git a/src/stasis/Makefile.am b/src/stasis/Makefile.am
index 4f17cb5..3076a4b 100644
--- a/src/stasis/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/stasis/Makefile.am
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ libstasis_la_SOURCES=crc32.c redblack.c lhtable.c rw.c doubleLinkedList.c common
 		   logger/filePool.c \
 		   logger/inMemoryLog.c logger/logHandle.c logger/logger2.c \
 		   logger/logMemory.c \
+		   logger/reorderingHandle.c \
 		   page/raw.c page/slotted.c page/lsnFree.c page/fixed.c  compensations.c \
 	           operations/pageOperations.c page/indirect.c operations/decrement.c  \
 		   operations/increment.c  operations/prepare.c  operations/set.c \
diff --git a/src/stasis/logger/reorderingHandle.c b/src/stasis/logger/reorderingHandle.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5829400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stasis/logger/reorderingHandle.c
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+#include <stasis/transactional.h>
+#include <stasis/logger/reorderingHandle.h>
+#include <string.h>
+static void* stasis_log_reordering_handle_worker(void * a) {
+  stasis_log_reordering_handle_t * h = (typeof(h))a;
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&h->mut);
+  while(h->cur_len || !h->closed) {
+    while(h->cur_len) {
+      size_t chunk_len = 0;
+      while(chunk_len < h->chunk_len && h->cur_len) {
+        LogEntry * e = LogUpdate(h->log,
+                                 h->l,
+                                 h->queue[h->cur_off].p,
+                                 h->queue[h->cur_off].op,
+                                 h->queue[h->cur_off].arg,
+                                 h->queue[h->cur_off].arg_size);
+        assert(e->xid != INVALID_XID);
+        chunk_len += sizeofLogEntry(e);
+        Page * p = h->queue[h->cur_off].p;
+
+        h->cur_len--;
+        h->cur_off = (h->cur_off+1)%h->max_len;
+
+        writelock(p->rwlatch,0);
+        stasis_page_lsn_write(e->xid, p, e->LSN);
+        unlock(p->rwlatch);
+        releasePage(p);
+      }
+      if(chunk_len > 0) {
+        lsn_t to_force = h->l->prevLSN;
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&h->mut);
+        LogForce(h->log, to_force, LOG_FORCE_COMMIT);
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&h->mut);
+      }
+    }
+    pthread_cond_signal(&h->done);
+    if(!h->closed) { // XXX hack!
+      pthread_cond_wait(&h->ready, &h->mut);
+    }
+  }
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&h->mut);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+void stasis_log_reordering_handle_flush(stasis_log_reordering_handle_t * h) {
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&h->mut);
+  while(h->cur_len > 0) {
+    pthread_cond_wait(&h->done, &h->mut);
+  }
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&h->mut);
+}
+void stasis_log_reordering_handle_close(stasis_log_reordering_handle_t * h) {
+  h->closed = 1;
+  pthread_cond_signal(&h->ready);
+  pthread_join(h->worker,0);
+  assert(h->cur_len == 0);
+  pthread_mutex_destroy(&h->mut);
+  pthread_cond_destroy(&h->ready);
+  pthread_cond_destroy(&h->done);
+  free(h->queue);
+  free(h);
+}
+stasis_log_reordering_handle_t *
+stasis_log_reordering_handle_open(TransactionLog * l,
+                                  stasis_log_t* log,
+                                  size_t chunk_len,
+                                  size_t max_len) {
+  stasis_log_reordering_handle_t * ret = malloc(sizeof(*ret));
+
+  ret->l = l;
+  ret->log = log;
+  pthread_mutex_init(&ret->mut,0);
+  pthread_cond_init(&ret->done,0);
+  pthread_cond_init(&ret->ready,0);
+  ret->closed = 0;
+  ret->queue = malloc(sizeof(stasis_log_reordering_op_t)*max_len);
+  ret->chunk_len = chunk_len;
+  ret->max_len = max_len;
+  ret->cur_off = 0;
+  ret->cur_len = 0;
+  pthread_create(&ret->worker,0,stasis_log_reordering_handle_worker,ret);
+  return ret;
+}
+void stasis_log_reordering_handle_append(stasis_log_reordering_handle_t * h,
+                                         Page * p,
+                                         unsigned int op,
+                                         const byte * arg,
+                                         size_t arg_size
+                                         ) {
+  while(h->cur_len == h->max_len) {
+    pthread_cond_wait(&h->done, &h->mut);
+  }
+  intptr_t idx = (h->cur_off+h->cur_len)%h->max_len;
+  h->queue[idx].p = p;
+  h->queue[idx].op = op;
+  h->queue[idx].arg = malloc(arg_size);
+  memcpy(h->queue[idx].arg,arg,arg_size);
+  h->queue[idx].arg_size = arg_size;
+  h->cur_len++;
+  pthread_cond_signal(&h->ready);
+}
diff --git a/src/stasis/operations/lsnFreeSet.c b/src/stasis/operations/lsnFreeSet.c
index 6cfd2b6..8126da4 100644
--- a/src/stasis/operations/lsnFreeSet.c
+++ b/src/stasis/operations/lsnFreeSet.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <stasis/operations.h>
 #include <stasis/page.h>
-
+#include <stasis/logger/reorderingHandle.h>
 #include <string.h>
 static int op_lsn_free_set(const LogEntry *e, Page *p) {
   if(*stasis_page_type_ptr(p) != SLOTTED_LSN_FREE_PAGE) {  abort() ; }
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ static int op_lsn_free_unset(const LogEntry *e, Page *p) {
   memcpy(p->memAddr + a[0], b+a[1], a[1]);
   return 0;
 }
-int TsetLSNFree(int xid, recordid rid, const void * dat) {
+int TsetLsnFreeReorderable(int xid, stasis_log_reordering_handle_t * h,
+                                  recordid rid, const void * dat) {
   Page * p = loadPage(xid, rid.page);
   readlock(p->rwlatch,0);
   rid = stasis_record_dereference(xid,p,rid);
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ int TsetLSNFree(int xid, recordid rid, const void * dat) {
     fflush(stderr);
     abort();
     unlock(p->rwlatch);
+    return 1;
   } else {
     rid.size = stasis_record_type_to_size(rid.size);
     intptr_t sz = 2 * (sizeof(pageoff_t) + rid.size);
@@ -51,12 +53,18 @@ int TsetLSNFree(int xid, recordid rid, const void * dat) {
     stasis_record_read(xid, p, rid, b+rid.size);
 
     unlock(p->rwlatch);
-
-    Tupdate(xid,rid.page,buf,sz,OPERATION_SET_LSN_FREE);
+    if(!h) {
+      Tupdate(xid,rid.page,buf,sz,OPERATION_SET_LSN_FREE);
+    } else {
+      TreorderableUpdate(xid,h,rid.page,buf,sz,OPERATION_SET_LSN_FREE);
+    }
     free(buf);
   }
   return 0;
 }
+int TsetLsnFree(int xid, recordid rid, const void * dat) {
+  return TsetLsnFreeReorderable(xid, 0, rid, dat);
+}
 
 Operation getSetLsnFree() {
   Operation o = {
diff --git a/src/stasis/transactional2.c b/src/stasis/transactional2.c
index 3843fd1..ed72a93 100644
--- a/src/stasis/transactional2.c
+++ b/src/stasis/transactional2.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 
-static TransactionLog XactionTable[MAX_TRANSACTIONS];
+TransactionLog XactionTable[MAX_TRANSACTIONS];
 static int numActiveXactions = 0;
 static int xidCount = 0;
 
@@ -312,6 +312,35 @@ static compensated_function void TactionHelper(int xid,
   unlock(p->rwlatch);
 }
 
+void TreorderableUpdate(int xid, void * hp, pageid_t page,
+                        const void *dat, size_t datlen, int op) {
+  stasis_log_reordering_handle_t * h = (typeof(h))hp;
+  assert(xid >= 0 && XactionTable[xid % MAX_TRANSACTIONS].xid == xid);
+  Page * p = loadPage(xid, page);
+  try { 
+    if(globalLockManager.writeLockPage) {
+      globalLockManager.writeLockPage(xid, p->id);
+    }
+  } end;
+
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&h->mut);
+
+  //  e = LogUpdate(stasis_log_file, &XactionTable[xid % MAX_TRANSACTIONS],
+  //                p, op, dat, datlen);
+  stasis_log_reordering_handle_append(h, p, op, dat, datlen);
+
+  LogEntry * e = allocUpdateLogEntry(-1, h->l->xid, op,
+                                     p ? p->id : INVALID_PAGE,
+                                     dat, datlen);
+  e->LSN = 0;
+  writelock(p->rwlatch,0);
+  doUpdate(e, p);
+  unlock(p->rwlatch);
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&h->mut);
+  releasePage(p);
+  freeLogEntry(e);
+}
+
 compensated_function void TupdateStr(int xid, pageid_t page,
                                      const char *dat, size_t datlen, int op) {
   Tupdate(xid, page, dat, datlen, op);
diff --git a/stasis/logger/logger2.h b/stasis/logger/logger2.h
index 7235026..8364f77 100644
--- a/stasis/logger/logger2.h
+++ b/stasis/logger/logger2.h
@@ -55,6 +55,20 @@ terms specified in this license.
 #ifndef __LOGGER2_H__
 #define __LOGGER2_H__
 
+#include <stasis/common.h>
+
+/**
+   Contains the state needed by the logging layer to perform
+   operations on a transaction.
+ */
+typedef struct TransactionLog {
+  int xid;
+  lsn_t prevLSN;
+  lsn_t recLSN;
+} TransactionLog;
+
+typedef struct stasis_log_t stasis_log_t;
+
 #include <stasis/operations.h>
 
 /**
@@ -64,21 +78,16 @@ terms specified in this license.
 */
 typedef int (guard_fcn_t)(const LogEntry *, void *);
 
-typedef struct stasis_log_t stasis_log_t;
 
 typedef enum {
   LOG_FORCE_COMMIT, LOG_FORCE_WAL
 } stasis_log_force_mode_t;
 
 /**
-   Contains the state needed by the logging layer to perform
-   operations on a transaction.
- */
-typedef struct {
-  int xid;
-  lsn_t prevLSN;
-  lsn_t recLSN;
-} TransactionLog;
+   XXX TransactionTable should be private to transactional2.c!
+*/
+extern TransactionLog XactionTable[MAX_TRANSACTIONS];
+
 
 /**
     This is the log implementation that is being used.
diff --git a/stasis/logger/reorderingHandle.h b/stasis/logger/reorderingHandle.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca23824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stasis/logger/reorderingHandle.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#ifndef __STASIS_LOG_REORDERING_HANDLE_H
+#define __STASIS_LOG_REORDERING_HANDLE_H
+#include <stasis/common.h>
+#include <stasis/logger/logger2.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+  Page * p;
+  unsigned int op;
+  byte * arg;
+  size_t arg_size;
+} stasis_log_reordering_op_t;
+
+typedef struct stasis_log_reordering_handle_t {
+  TransactionLog *l;
+  stasis_log_t * log;
+  pthread_mutex_t mut;
+  pthread_cond_t done;
+  pthread_cond_t ready;
+  int closed;
+  pthread_t worker;
+  stasis_log_reordering_op_t * queue;
+  size_t chunk_len;
+  size_t max_len;
+  size_t cur_off;
+  size_t cur_len;
+} stasis_log_reordering_handle_t;
+
+#include <stasis/page.h>
+
+void stasis_log_reordering_handle_flush(stasis_log_reordering_handle_t * h);
+void stasis_log_reordering_handle_close(stasis_log_reordering_handle_t * h);
+stasis_log_reordering_handle_t *
+stasis_log_reordering_handle_open(TransactionLog * l,
+                                  stasis_log_t* log,
+                                  size_t chunk_len,
+                                  size_t max_len);
+void stasis_log_reordering_handle_append(stasis_log_reordering_handle_t * h,
+                                         Page * p,
+                                         unsigned int op,
+                                         const byte * arg,
+                                         size_t arg_size);
+
+#endif //__STASIS_LOG_REORDERING_HANDLE_H
diff --git a/stasis/operations/lsnFreeSet.h b/stasis/operations/lsnFreeSet.h
index 1f65687..95baee1 100644
--- a/stasis/operations/lsnFreeSet.h
+++ b/stasis/operations/lsnFreeSet.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef __LSN_FREE_SET_H
 #define __LSN_FREE_SET_H
+#include <stasis/logger/reorderingHandle.h>
 Operation getSetLsnFree();
 Operation getSetLsnFreeInverse();
-int TsetLSNFree(int xid, recordid rid, const void *dat);
+int TsetLsnFree(int xid, recordid rid, const void *dat);
+int TsetLsnReorderable(int xid, stasis_log_reordering_handle_t * h,
+                       recordid rid, const void *dat);
 #endif //__LSN_FREE_SET_H
diff --git a/stasis/transactional.h b/stasis/transactional.h
index f67cf47..c68f6b2 100644
--- a/stasis/transactional.h
+++ b/stasis/transactional.h
@@ -541,7 +541,6 @@ terms specified in this license.
 
 #include "common.h"
 #include "flags.h"
-
 BEGIN_C_DECLS
 
 //XXX doesn't belong here.
@@ -615,6 +614,9 @@ compensated_function void Tupdate(int xid, pageid_t page,
  */
 compensated_function void TupdateStr(int xid, pageid_t page, 
                                      const char *dat, size_t datlen, int op);
+
+void TreorderableUpdate(int xid, void * h, pageid_t page,
+                        const void * dat, size_t datlen, int op);
 /**
  * Read the value of a record.
  * 
diff --git a/test/stasis/check_operations.c b/test/stasis/check_operations.c
index 50d6857..0ba4a7b 100644
--- a/test/stasis/check_operations.c
+++ b/test/stasis/check_operations.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ terms specified in this license.
 #include <stasis/page.h>
 #define LOG_NAME   "check_operations.log"
 
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 /**
@@ -586,7 +587,7 @@ START_TEST(operation_lsn_free) {
       int foo;
       Tread(xid[i%2],rid[i], &foo);
       assert(foo == 42);
-      TsetLSNFree(xid[i%2], rid[i], &i);
+      TsetLsnFree(xid[i%2], rid[i], &i);
       Tread(xid[i%2],rid[i], &foo);
       assert(foo == i);
     }
@@ -614,6 +615,85 @@ START_TEST(operation_lsn_free) {
 
 } END_TEST
 
+
+START_TEST(operation_reorderable) {
+  Tinit();
+  recordid rid[100];
+  {
+    int xid = Tbegin();
+    pageid_t pid = TpageAlloc(xid);
+    Page * p = loadPage(xid,pid);
+    writelock(p->rwlatch,0);
+    stasis_slotted_lsn_free_initialize_page(p);
+    // XXX hack!
+    byte * old = malloc(PAGE_SIZE);
+    memcpy(old, p->memAddr, PAGE_SIZE);
+    int fortyTwo = 42;
+    for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+      rid[i] = stasis_record_alloc_begin(xid, p, sizeof(int));
+      stasis_record_alloc_done(xid, p, rid[i]);
+      stasis_record_write(xid, p, -1, rid[i], (const byte*)&fortyTwo);
+    }
+    byte * new = malloc(PAGE_SIZE);
+    memcpy(new, p->memAddr, PAGE_SIZE);
+    memcpy(p->memAddr, old, PAGE_SIZE);
+    unlock(p->rwlatch);
+    releasePage(p);
+    TpageSet(xid, pid, new);
+    free(old);
+    free(new);
+    Tcommit(xid);
+  }
+  {
+    int xid[2];
+
+    xid[0] = Tbegin();
+    xid[1] = Tbegin();
+
+    stasis_log_reordering_handle_t * rh
+      = stasis_log_reordering_handle_open(
+                         &XactionTable[xid[0]% MAX_TRANSACTIONS],
+                         stasis_log_file,
+                         100, // bytes (far too low!)
+                         5  // log entries
+                                          );
+    for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+      int foo;
+      Tread(xid[i%2],rid[i], &foo);
+      assert(foo == 42);
+      if(i%2) {
+        TsetLsnFree(xid[i%2], rid[i], &i);
+      } else {
+        TsetLsnFreeReorderable(xid[i%2], rh, rid[i], &i);
+      }
+      Tread(xid[i%2],rid[i], &foo);
+      assert(foo == i);
+    }
+    stasis_log_reordering_handle_close(rh);
+    Tcommit(xid[0]);
+    Tabort(xid[1]);
+  }
+  Tdeinit();
+
+  Tinit();
+  {
+    int xid = Tbegin();
+
+    for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+      int foo;
+      Tread(xid, rid[i], &foo);
+      if(i%2) {
+        assert(foo == 42);
+      } else {
+        assert(foo == i);
+      }
+    }
+    Tcommit(xid);
+  }
+  Tdeinit();
+
+} END_TEST
+
 /** 
   Add suite declarations here
 */
@@ -634,7 +714,8 @@ Suite * check_suite(void) {
   tcase_add_test(tc, operation_alloc_test);
   tcase_add_test(tc, operation_array_list);
   tcase_add_test(tc, operation_lsn_free);
-  /* --------------------------------------------- */
+  tcase_add_test(tc, operation_reorderable);
+ /* --------------------------------------------- */
   tcase_add_checked_fixture(tc, setup, teardown);
   suite_add_tcase(s, tc);